Karangahake
Karangahake is a peak in Hauraki District, Waikato and has an elevation of 287 metres. Karangahake is situated nearby to the hamlet Mackaytown, as well as near the locality Te Moananui.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Karangahake Gorge and Owharoa Falls.
Karangahake Gorge
Valley
Photo: QFSE Media, CC BY 3.0 nz.
The Karangahake Gorge lies between the Coromandel and Kaimai ranges, at the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. A sharply winding canyon, it was formed by the Ohinemuri River.
Owharoa Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Hiscoca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Owharoa Falls is a staircase waterfall in Waikato, New Zealand, located off Waitawheta Road in Karangahake Gorge, near State Highway 2, between Paeroa and Waihi, and close to the small settlement of Waikino.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karangahake and Mackaytown.
Karangahake
Village
Photo: National Library NZ on The Commons, No restrictions.
Karangahake is a locality in the Hauraki District of New Zealand. In Māori, Karangahake translates as a "humpbacked ridge or a call from the other side".
Mackaytown
Hamlet
Mackaytown is a settlement in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located at the north-western end of the Karangahake Gorge just south of Paeroa.
Waikino
Village
Waikino is a small settlement at the eastern end of a gorge in the North Island of New Zealand alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge.
Karangahake
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 287 metres
- Description: hill in New Zealand
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Hauraki District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.43564° or 37° 26′ 8″ southLongitude
175.72552° or 175° 43′ 32″ eastElevation
287 metres (942 feet)Open location code
4VJQHP7G+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 433574783OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Karangahake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Karangahake”
- Dutch: “Karangahake”
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